Project Management   

High Speed Project Management
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 10/13/2021 - 12/4/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

High Speed Project Management
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 11/17/2021 - 1/8/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

High Speed Project Management
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 12/15/2021 - 2/5/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

High Speed Project Management (Self-Paced Tutorial)
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 8/23/2021 - 12/11/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 10/13/2021 - 12/4/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 11/17/2021 - 1/8/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 12/15/2021 - 2/5/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials (Self-Paced Tutorial)
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 8/23/2021 - 12/11/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Applications
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 10/13/2021 - 12/4/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Applications
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 11/17/2021 - 1/8/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Applications
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 12/15/2021 - 2/5/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Applications (Self-Paced Tutorial)
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 8/23/2021 - 12/11/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Fundamentals
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 10/13/2021 - 12/4/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Fundamentals
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 11/17/2021 - 1/8/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Fundamentals
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 12/15/2021 - 2/5/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Fundamentals (Self-Paced Tutorial)
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 8/23/2021 - 12/11/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Fundamentals II
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 10/13/2021 - 12/4/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Fundamentals II
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 11/17/2021 - 1/8/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Fundamentals II
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 12/15/2021 - 2/5/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Fundamentals II (Self-Paced Tutorial)
Fee: $115.00
Dates: 8/23/2021 - 12/11/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep I
Fee: $105.00
Dates: 10/13/2021 - 12/4/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep I
Fee: $105.00
Dates: 11/17/2021 - 1/8/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep I
Fee: $105.00
Dates: 12/15/2021 - 2/5/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep I (Self-Paced Tutorial)
Fee: $105.00
Dates: 8/23/2021 - 12/11/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep II
Fee: $105.00
Dates: 10/13/2021 - 12/4/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep II
Fee: $105.00
Dates: 11/17/2021 - 1/8/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep II
Fee: $105.00
Dates: 12/15/2021 - 2/5/2022
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep II (Self-Paced Tutorial)
Fee: $105.00
Dates: 8/23/2021 - 12/11/2021
Delivery Method: Online

This course is offered through our partners at ed2go.  These courses are fun, fast, convenient, easy to use, and led by an expert instructor.  Courses run for six weeks and you have 24/7 access to two lessons each week. Each lesson is accompanied by a short, multiple-choice quiz, and some lessons include hands-on assignments.

You will receive an e-mail with course access information upon completion of your enrollment.

Important: All online courses through the Center for Business & Industry are non-credit courses.  For college credit programs and courses please visit www.DaytonaState.edu.

• High Speed Project Management
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 8/18/2021 - 10/9/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Learn to deal with the realities of managing projects at supersonic speeds despite truncated timelines, inadequate staffing, and skimpy budgets.
  

  With accelerated schedules driving many technology projects today, the smart project manager must rapidly retool their skill set. This course offers a breakthrough model for dealing with the realities of managing projects at supersonic speeds. Learn to meet and win the challenges of truncated timelines, short-staffed project teams, skimpy budgets and crippling risks.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  There are no prerequisites to take this course.

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  Retool your project management skill set to keep up with new technology projects. This course provides a breakthrough model for dealing with the realities of managing projects through the challenges of truncated timelines, short-staffed project teams, skimpy budgets and crippling risks.
  

  Manage at High Speed: Why the Rush?

  What's the big hurry? Don't be kept in the dark about why you're required to manage your project at such a fast pace. In this lesson, you'll learn the reasons. Then you'll be in the driver's seat and ready to focus on running a successful project.

  The Race Is On: Three Critical Factors

  Three factors are always critical to the success of any project. In this lesson, you'll take a close look at each factor. You'll also learn what speed indicators are and how to use them to stay on top of a fast-moving project.

  Factor One: The Team Is Always First

  In this lesson, you'll look at Factor 1: The team. The project team members are the keys to your success. You'll learn techniques to motivate and keep a team focused while working at high speed.

  Factor Two: Time Versus Money

  This lesson is all about Factor 2: Time vs. Money. You'll look at actual case studies to illustrate new ways of adjusting project speed and increasing overall productivity.

  Factor Three: It's Always About Risk

  This lesson addresses Factor 3: Risk. Managing risk at the speed of light is not for the fainthearted, but it can work to the advantage of the well-prepared manager. In this lesson, you'll explore the risks that are most prevalent and learn how to plan for them when and if they occur.

  Fast-Track Planning: Steps 1 Through 5

  In this lesson, you'll learn the first five steps of fast-track planning. Quickly creating a comprehensive project plan is crucial to staying on target. You'll look at ways to abbreviate the process from developing a scope statement to finalizing the project team.

  Fast-Track Planning: Steps 6 Through 10

  This lesson continues the planning process by addressing when and if you should use network diagrams and critical path analysis. You'll learn how to estimate time and costs that are in sync with an e-speed project and then review the pros and cons of the critical chain management theory.

  Fast-Track Planning: Steps 11 Through 13

  You'll continue the planning process in this lesson. Here, you'll look at templates and real-world examples that will demonstrate how to speed up the development of plans for project procurement, quality management, and risk management.

  Fast-Track Planning: Steps 14 Through 19

  In this lesson, you'll take a look at the final steps in the planning process. You'll examine templates and real-life examples for rapid development of change control plans, communication and management plans, and the final project plan. You'll also learn the importance of obtaining plan approval sign-off and when and why to use a kickoff meeting.

  Plan Execution: Full Acceleration

  In this lesson, you'll see that the project plan is finalized and primed to provide a roadmap and navigational aides for the e-speed project. You'll learn how to allocate time and effort to achieve the greatest advantages for the project. You'll pay special attention to applying the best practices for managing tasks, quality assurance, team development and verification, and progress meetings.

  Project Control: The Power of Process

  Projects developed at e-speed require strict processes for managing changes in performance, scope, quality, risk, schedule and cost. In this lesson, you'll take a close look at the value of management toolkits that are simplified and easy to use.

  Closeout: Cross the Finish Line

  The project is not over until you cross the finish line and throw all the shutdown switches. This lesson is designed to walk you through the final seven steps to end the project on a positive and professional note.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Learn to manage and adjust projects at a high speed
  • Gain techniques to motivate and keep a team focused
  • Understand project risks and how to reduce them
  • Learn how to plan and implement a project at a fast pace
  • Understand how to completely close out a project at its completion

  How you will benefit

  • Learn to rapidly retool your skill set to be a more effective project manager
  • Be more confident in your ability to meet and win even the toughest project challenges
  • Open the door to more career opportunities and promotions as you learn skills that can transfer to any organization

  
  

  Tom Myers is a certified project manager who has been active in managing information technology projects for more than twenty years. A graduate of George Washington University's Project Management program, Tom has taught technical project management and certification courses for two of the largest software companies in the U.S. His published works include "Software Project Management A Methodology" and "Gambling on Projects Winning, Not Losing". Tom is also the head of a firm that specializes in rescuing failed projects.

  Show Description

  
  

• High Speed Project Management
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 9/15/2021 - 11/6/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Learn to deal with the realities of managing projects at supersonic speeds despite truncated timelines, inadequate staffing, and skimpy budgets.
  

  With accelerated schedules driving many technology projects today, the smart project manager must rapidly retool their skill set. This course offers a breakthrough model for dealing with the realities of managing projects at supersonic speeds. Learn to meet and win the challenges of truncated timelines, short-staffed project teams, skimpy budgets and crippling risks.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  There are no prerequisites to take this course.

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  Retool your project management skill set to keep up with new technology projects. This course provides a breakthrough model for dealing with the realities of managing projects through the challenges of truncated timelines, short-staffed project teams, skimpy budgets and crippling risks.
  

  Manage at High Speed: Why the Rush?

  What's the big hurry? Don't be kept in the dark about why you're required to manage your project at such a fast pace. In this lesson, you'll learn the reasons. Then you'll be in the driver's seat and ready to focus on running a successful project.

  The Race Is On: Three Critical Factors

  Three factors are always critical to the success of any project. In this lesson, you'll take a close look at each factor. You'll also learn what speed indicators are and how to use them to stay on top of a fast-moving project.

  Factor One: The Team Is Always First

  In this lesson, you'll look at Factor 1: The team. The project team members are the keys to your success. You'll learn techniques to motivate and keep a team focused while working at high speed.

  Factor Two: Time Versus Money

  This lesson is all about Factor 2: Time vs. Money. You'll look at actual case studies to illustrate new ways of adjusting project speed and increasing overall productivity.

  Factor Three: It's Always About Risk

  This lesson addresses Factor 3: Risk. Managing risk at the speed of light is not for the fainthearted, but it can work to the advantage of the well-prepared manager. In this lesson, you'll explore the risks that are most prevalent and learn how to plan for them when and if they occur.

  Fast-Track Planning: Steps 1 Through 5

  In this lesson, you'll learn the first five steps of fast-track planning. Quickly creating a comprehensive project plan is crucial to staying on target. You'll look at ways to abbreviate the process from developing a scope statement to finalizing the project team.

  Fast-Track Planning: Steps 6 Through 10

  This lesson continues the planning process by addressing when and if you should use network diagrams and critical path analysis. You'll learn how to estimate time and costs that are in sync with an e-speed project and then review the pros and cons of the critical chain management theory.

  Fast-Track Planning: Steps 11 Through 13

  You'll continue the planning process in this lesson. Here, you'll look at templates and real-world examples that will demonstrate how to speed up the development of plans for project procurement, quality management, and risk management.

  Fast-Track Planning: Steps 14 Through 19

  In this lesson, you'll take a look at the final steps in the planning process. You'll examine templates and real-life examples for rapid development of change control plans, communication and management plans, and the final project plan. You'll also learn the importance of obtaining plan approval sign-off and when and why to use a kickoff meeting.

  Plan Execution: Full Acceleration

  In this lesson, you'll see that the project plan is finalized and primed to provide a roadmap and navigational aides for the e-speed project. You'll learn how to allocate time and effort to achieve the greatest advantages for the project. You'll pay special attention to applying the best practices for managing tasks, quality assurance, team development and verification, and progress meetings.

  Project Control: The Power of Process

  Projects developed at e-speed require strict processes for managing changes in performance, scope, quality, risk, schedule and cost. In this lesson, you'll take a close look at the value of management toolkits that are simplified and easy to use.

  Closeout: Cross the Finish Line

  The project is not over until you cross the finish line and throw all the shutdown switches. This lesson is designed to walk you through the final seven steps to end the project on a positive and professional note.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Learn to manage and adjust projects at a high speed
  • Gain techniques to motivate and keep a team focused
  • Understand project risks and how to reduce them
  • Learn how to plan and implement a project at a fast pace
  • Understand how to completely close out a project at its completion

  How you will benefit

  • Learn to rapidly retool your skill set to be a more effective project manager
  • Be more confident in your ability to meet and win even the toughest project challenges
  • Open the door to more career opportunities and promotions as you learn skills that can transfer to any organization

  
  

  Tom Myers is a certified project manager who has been active in managing information technology projects for more than twenty years. A graduate of George Washington University's Project Management program, Tom has taught technical project management and certification courses for two of the largest software companies in the U.S. His published works include "Software Project Management A Methodology" and "Gambling on Projects Winning, Not Losing". Tom is also the head of a firm that specializes in rescuing failed projects.

  Show Description

  
  

• Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 8/18/2021 - 10/9/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Learn the basics of fundraising for nonprofit organizations, from annual and special fund drives to more advanced projects involving corporate and foundation relations, major gifts, and planned giving.
  

  Take your first step toward a rewarding career in fundraising for nonprofit organizations! In this course, you'll first explore the skills you'll need to become a successful fundraiser. After that, you'll discover where the best corporate and foundation fundraising jobs are and how to apply for them.

  By the end of the course, you'll have a wealth of new nonprofit fundraising ideas, and you'll be well on your way to success in this exciting career field.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  There are no prerequisites to take this course.

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  Explore the skills you need to become a successful nonprofit fundraiser. This course will provide a wealth of new nonprofit fundraising ideas and help you discover where the best corporate and foundation fundraising jobs are and how to apply for them.
  

  Finding a Position

  In this lesson, you'll find out what fundraising is and the role it plays in the nonprofit world. You'll examine a variety of fundraising positions and learn what skills and experiences are needed to succeed in these roles. You'll also get prepared to find a fundraising job by looking at online job resources of particular value to aspiring fundraisers. By the time you've completed this lesson, you'll know how to conduct effective online job searches, understand how to set up email job alerts, and feel more confident about the interviewing process.

  Planning an Annual Fund

  This lesson will start a discussion of the annual fund. You'll learn important differences between unrestricted, restricted, and in-kind gifts. After that, you'll find out how to get a handle on your organization's annual operating budget so you can communicate knowledgeably about needs with potential donors. You'll practice assembling an annual fund timeline using an interactive game, and then discuss the finer details of a typical 12-month campaign. By the end of the lesson, you'll be ready to develop a timeline that fits the needs of your organization, understand how to structure donor levels effectively, and be better prepared to communicate with donors as prospective volunteers.

  Soliciting Annual Fund Gifts

  This lesson continues the discussion of the annual fund. You'll learn how to draft an effective letter appeal, with an emphasis on nailing the author's voice and understanding your audience. You'll learn the process of mailing an appeal, including what to put in the envelope, what bulk mail permit to apply for, and how to set up credit card capability so you can accept annual fund gifts via credit card. You'll talk about the pros and cons of using email to solicit gifts. Then, you'll take a look at the phone-a-thon—how it works, what volunteers need from you, and the scenarios you should include in your phone-a-thon script. The lesson will wrap things up with a brief discussion of how to acknowledge a gift in writing.

  Special Events Fundraising

  This lesson will kick off a discussion of special events, which will cover two lessons. It will start by discussing the role of special events fundraisers within small and large nonprofits, and then you'll take a look at different organizational reporting structures so that you'll know what to expect and to whom you'll be reporting. After that, you'll learn about seven different types of special events used by nonprofits to gather supporters together, publicize their causes, and—hopefully, but not always—raise money. The lesson will wrap things up with a quick look at some of the tax implications of special events.

  Organizing a Special Event

  Even though they're great for publicizing the good work of your organization, special events aren't always such great moneymakers. For that reason, this lesson will discuss how to make the most of your event budget—and how to avoid ending up in the red. You'll start by costing out a gala event and scrutinizing a hotel contract for hidden fees related to everything from the use of audio-visual equipment to the trash left behind on banquet hall tables. You'll learn strategies for negotiating a hotel contract to protect the interests of your organization. The lesson will also talk about ways to recruit volunteers according to the type of nonprofit you work for.

  Foundation Relations

  This lesson will begin your exploration of foundation relations. You'll get to know the methods and online tools you can use to locate foundations likely to be interested in funding your organization's needs. You'll also learn how to analyze a foundation's tax return to determine whether it's likely to be a good match for your organization. You'll learn about opportunities available through challenge grants and non-grant-giving foundations and about how to translate your careful research into a cultivation plan designed to produce a proposal that's welcomed by a foundation.

  Applying for Foundation Grants

  In this lesson, you'll continue to learn about foundation relations by exploring how to further cultivate foundation prospects. You'll learn how to write a one-page query letter that allows you to assess a foundation's interest and also find out how to develop a full-fledged grant proposal. After that, you'll learn about post-award responsibilities, which include writing acknowledgment letters, coordinating publicity with the foundation, and preparing grant reports.

  Corporate Relations

  This lesson will talk about the work performed by the corporate relations fundraiser. You'll start by exploring what motivates corporate philanthropy and the importance of being a fundraiser who can think like someone involved in the business world. You'll learn how to develop a list of companies likely to want to support your organization and discover how to research those companies to determine whether they're worth cultivation. You'll also find out what corporate foundations and corporate giving programs are and why they're important. Finally, you'll learn about the role of the corporate advisory group.

  Major Gifts

  The consultations surrounding a major gift donor's decision can take months or years. In this lesson, you'll learn the basics about major gifts, planned giving, and endowments. You'll find out why major gifts are so important, what activities or projects they support, and who major gift donors usually are. You'll find out how to determine and articulate your organization's major gift needs, how to plan a major gift program, and how to work with staff and volunteers to solicit major gifts. The lesson will also talk about what needs to happen after a major gift is received.

  Capital Campaigns

  This lesson will talk about capital campaigns. You'll learn how a capital campaign differs from the annual fund, why they're so important to nonprofits, and what the campaign funds pay for. You'll discover why collaboration among development staff, volunteers, board members, and other staff within your organization is crucial to a campaign's success. You'll also find out how a campaign's goals are formulated and the kind of planning involved to put it all together.

  Web 2.0 Fundraising

  In this lesson, you'll learn about Web 2.0 fundraising opportunities, including how to improve your organization's website to make it easier for supporters to donate to your cause. You'll explore how to use social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to connect with prospective donors and members. You'll also find out why your CEO should be blogging and tweeting and about the ways that you can use multimedia to document and share events with an online community.

  Fundraising Software

  In the final lesson, you'll explore the ways fundraising software can help you to become a more effective and efficient fundraiser by helping you to manage contacts and track fundraising relationships. Gift tracking, generating reports, storing notes, automating correspondence—all of these tasks are made substantially easier with the right program. You'll learn the difference between customer relationship management (CRM) and fundraising-specific software. You'll also look at some of the top players in the contact management market and discuss their pros and cons.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Delve into every area of nonprofit fundraising-annual funds, special events, corporate relations, foundation relations, major gifts, and planned giving
  • Learn about capital campaigns and why they're a crucial element of nonprofit fundraising
  • Hone your own writing skills
  • Explore fundraising software tools you can use to track your efforts and enhance your results

  How you will benefit

  • Gain new ideas for successful nonprofit fundraising
  • Open the door to new opportunities as a fundraiser for nonprofit organizations
  • Learn how you can better help the causes you care about

  
  

  Janet Levine has been involved with grant writing and fund raising since 1988. Prior to starting her consulting company in 2007, she was the Vice President for University Advancement at a public, urban university. Levine has been a fundraiser and administrator at a number of colleges, universities and other non-profit organizations. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a B.A. from Hofstra University.

  Show Description

  
  

• Nonprofit Fundraising Essentials
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 9/15/2021 - 11/6/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Learn the basics of fundraising for nonprofit organizations, from annual and special fund drives to more advanced projects involving corporate and foundation relations, major gifts, and planned giving.
  

  Take your first step toward a rewarding career in fundraising for nonprofit organizations! In this course, you'll first explore the skills you'll need to become a successful fundraiser. After that, you'll discover where the best corporate and foundation fundraising jobs are and how to apply for them.

  By the end of the course, you'll have a wealth of new nonprofit fundraising ideas, and you'll be well on your way to success in this exciting career field.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  There are no prerequisites to take this course.

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  Explore the skills you need to become a successful nonprofit fundraiser. This course will provide a wealth of new nonprofit fundraising ideas and help you discover where the best corporate and foundation fundraising jobs are and how to apply for them.
  

  Finding a Position

  In this lesson, you'll find out what fundraising is and the role it plays in the nonprofit world. You'll examine a variety of fundraising positions and learn what skills and experiences are needed to succeed in these roles. You'll also get prepared to find a fundraising job by looking at online job resources of particular value to aspiring fundraisers. By the time you've completed this lesson, you'll know how to conduct effective online job searches, understand how to set up email job alerts, and feel more confident about the interviewing process.

  Planning an Annual Fund

  This lesson will start a discussion of the annual fund. You'll learn important differences between unrestricted, restricted, and in-kind gifts. After that, you'll find out how to get a handle on your organization's annual operating budget so you can communicate knowledgeably about needs with potential donors. You'll practice assembling an annual fund timeline using an interactive game, and then discuss the finer details of a typical 12-month campaign. By the end of the lesson, you'll be ready to develop a timeline that fits the needs of your organization, understand how to structure donor levels effectively, and be better prepared to communicate with donors as prospective volunteers.

  Soliciting Annual Fund Gifts

  This lesson continues the discussion of the annual fund. You'll learn how to draft an effective letter appeal, with an emphasis on nailing the author's voice and understanding your audience. You'll learn the process of mailing an appeal, including what to put in the envelope, what bulk mail permit to apply for, and how to set up credit card capability so you can accept annual fund gifts via credit card. You'll talk about the pros and cons of using email to solicit gifts. Then, you'll take a look at the phone-a-thon—how it works, what volunteers need from you, and the scenarios you should include in your phone-a-thon script. The lesson will wrap things up with a brief discussion of how to acknowledge a gift in writing.

  Special Events Fundraising

  This lesson will kick off a discussion of special events, which will cover two lessons. It will start by discussing the role of special events fundraisers within small and large nonprofits, and then you'll take a look at different organizational reporting structures so that you'll know what to expect and to whom you'll be reporting. After that, you'll learn about seven different types of special events used by nonprofits to gather supporters together, publicize their causes, and—hopefully, but not always—raise money. The lesson will wrap things up with a quick look at some of the tax implications of special events.

  Organizing a Special Event

  Even though they're great for publicizing the good work of your organization, special events aren't always such great moneymakers. For that reason, this lesson will discuss how to make the most of your event budget—and how to avoid ending up in the red. You'll start by costing out a gala event and scrutinizing a hotel contract for hidden fees related to everything from the use of audio-visual equipment to the trash left behind on banquet hall tables. You'll learn strategies for negotiating a hotel contract to protect the interests of your organization. The lesson will also talk about ways to recruit volunteers according to the type of nonprofit you work for.

  Foundation Relations

  This lesson will begin your exploration of foundation relations. You'll get to know the methods and online tools you can use to locate foundations likely to be interested in funding your organization's needs. You'll also learn how to analyze a foundation's tax return to determine whether it's likely to be a good match for your organization. You'll learn about opportunities available through challenge grants and non-grant-giving foundations and about how to translate your careful research into a cultivation plan designed to produce a proposal that's welcomed by a foundation.

  Applying for Foundation Grants

  In this lesson, you'll continue to learn about foundation relations by exploring how to further cultivate foundation prospects. You'll learn how to write a one-page query letter that allows you to assess a foundation's interest and also find out how to develop a full-fledged grant proposal. After that, you'll learn about post-award responsibilities, which include writing acknowledgment letters, coordinating publicity with the foundation, and preparing grant reports.

  Corporate Relations

  This lesson will talk about the work performed by the corporate relations fundraiser. You'll start by exploring what motivates corporate philanthropy and the importance of being a fundraiser who can think like someone involved in the business world. You'll learn how to develop a list of companies likely to want to support your organization and discover how to research those companies to determine whether they're worth cultivation. You'll also find out what corporate foundations and corporate giving programs are and why they're important. Finally, you'll learn about the role of the corporate advisory group.

  Major Gifts

  The consultations surrounding a major gift donor's decision can take months or years. In this lesson, you'll learn the basics about major gifts, planned giving, and endowments. You'll find out why major gifts are so important, what activities or projects they support, and who major gift donors usually are. You'll find out how to determine and articulate your organization's major gift needs, how to plan a major gift program, and how to work with staff and volunteers to solicit major gifts. The lesson will also talk about what needs to happen after a major gift is received.

  Capital Campaigns

  This lesson will talk about capital campaigns. You'll learn how a capital campaign differs from the annual fund, why they're so important to nonprofits, and what the campaign funds pay for. You'll discover why collaboration among development staff, volunteers, board members, and other staff within your organization is crucial to a campaign's success. You'll also find out how a campaign's goals are formulated and the kind of planning involved to put it all together.

  Web 2.0 Fundraising

  In this lesson, you'll learn about Web 2.0 fundraising opportunities, including how to improve your organization's website to make it easier for supporters to donate to your cause. You'll explore how to use social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to connect with prospective donors and members. You'll also find out why your CEO should be blogging and tweeting and about the ways that you can use multimedia to document and share events with an online community.

  Fundraising Software

  In the final lesson, you'll explore the ways fundraising software can help you to become a more effective and efficient fundraiser by helping you to manage contacts and track fundraising relationships. Gift tracking, generating reports, storing notes, automating correspondence—all of these tasks are made substantially easier with the right program. You'll learn the difference between customer relationship management (CRM) and fundraising-specific software. You'll also look at some of the top players in the contact management market and discuss their pros and cons.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Delve into every area of nonprofit fundraising-annual funds, special events, corporate relations, foundation relations, major gifts, and planned giving
  • Learn about capital campaigns and why they're a crucial element of nonprofit fundraising
  • Hone your own writing skills
  • Explore fundraising software tools you can use to track your efforts and enhance your results

  How you will benefit

  • Gain new ideas for successful nonprofit fundraising
  • Open the door to new opportunities as a fundraiser for nonprofit organizations
  • Learn how you can better help the causes you care about

  
  

  Janet Levine has been involved with grant writing and fund raising since 1988. Prior to starting her consulting company in 2007, she was the Vice President for University Advancement at a public, urban university. Levine has been a fundraiser and administrator at a number of colleges, universities and other non-profit organizations. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a B.A. from Hofstra University.

  Show Description

  
  

• Project Management Applications
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 8/18/2021 - 10/9/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Learn how to maximize your project's chance of success and become proficient at recruiting and empowering your project's team members.
  

  Increase your value to your employer by discovering and mastering essential quantitative and qualitative project management applications.

  A successful project begins with process definition, data collection, and the scoping of project requirements. Every project ends with a motivated project team able to accomplish objectives on time and within budget. Winning projects rely on accurate cost and time estimates, identification of the critical path, and use of tracking and control tools.

  In this course, an experienced Project Management Professional will teach you the same powerful tools and techniques that experienced project management professionals rely on every day.

  You will increase the probability of project success by mastering the tricks of the trade: Earned Value Performance Measurement, Gantt Charts, Network Scheduling, Work Breakdown Structure, and Cost-Volume Analysis.

  You will become proficient at recruiting project team members and empowering them to succeed. You will understand the stages of team development, and you will gain skills in developing and motivating team leaders. You will learn how to understand and relate to an organizational culture and the differing characteristics of its work groups.

  The course also includes essential information that will help you prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) exams offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Certification Magazine recently identified PMP certification as "the highest-paying certification" of the year.

  PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  Completion of Project Management Fundamentals (or equivalent experience).

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  This course will teach you the same powerful tools and techniques that experienced project management professionals rely on every day. You will learn how to maximize your project's chance of success and become proficient at recruiting and empowering your project's team members. This course will also help you prepare for the internationally recognized Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) exams offered by the Project Management Institute, PMI®.
  

  Basic Project Management Tools

  In your first lesson, you will learn how to use a variety of project management data collection tools including check sheets, histograms, performance charts, and process definition tools such as work breakdown structure (WBS) and flowcharts. After you master these tools, you will be able to increase your project management effectiveness by leaps and bounds.

  Estimating

  Estimating is a very important activity for every organization. It helps you calculate time and costs for your project. When you successfully use estimates, your actual cost of project work is very close to your projections. In this lesson, you will learn how to apply quantitative and qualitative estimating methods, such as historical analogy, the walk through and Delphi methods, expected value, and estimates under uncertainty.

  Earned Value

  Earned value is gaining in popularity in project management circles. Although some people view it as a new concept, they're often surprised to learn that it's been around for more than 30 years. This lesson will define earned value, describe its history, and discuss its benefits. You will learn about the overview of earned value and discover how to create a step-by-step earned value performance measurement (EVPM) system.

  Gantt Charts

  Gantt charts, along with work breakdown structure (WBS), earned value performance measurement (EVPM), and the precedence diagram method (PDM), make up the big four of project management. A Gantt chart may be the most popular tool associated with project management because it's an easy to follow timeline chart. In this lesson, you will learn about the history of Gantt charts, find out how to create one, and discover their benefits and limitations.

  Precedence Diagram Method

  Network scheduling, along with earned value, represents one of the most technical aspects of project management. If you enjoy working with charts and numbers, this lesson is right up your alley! As with earned value, the precedence diagram method (PDM) includes a fair amount of terminology and a little bit of tricky math. In this lesson, you will learn the basics of networks and see how they relate to project management.

  Project Planning and Control Tools

  In this lesson, you will take a break from using calculators and studying elaborate models. Instead, you will learn how resource planning, work flow diagrams, and storyboards can help you create and implement an effective project plan.

  Data Analysis Tools

  This lesson introduces a few more tools to help you with your projects. You will learn about the cost-volume analysis, a tool to help you optimize choices using costs, volume, and desired profits. You will also learn how to use and apply the Monte Carlo simulation, force field analysis, and the Pareto principle.

  Project Management Software

  This lesson focuses on the nature of project management software and identifying winning techniques. You will read two case studies to help you understand issues pertaining to software implementation. You will learn why some people are reluctant to use project management software and discover ways to evaluate and select a software supplier.

  Statistics and Process Improvement

  This lesson introduces the measures of location (median, mode, and mean), the normal curve, and measures of dispersion (range, mean absolute deviation, variance, and standard deviation). You will see how the Taguchi loss function is an alternative to traditional go/no-go inspection. You will also learn how to measure variation, use prevention, and apply statistical process control (SPC) to help you produce predictable and acceptable results.

  Dimensions of the Project Team

  For your project to succeed, you need a skilled project manager and committed capable project team members. This lesson will teach you how to identify the essential competencies of an effective project manager and how to establish a winning project team. You will understand what it takes to recruit, evaluate, and select project team members. And you will also learn about the concepts of a core team, extended team, and the overly important project team.

  The Project Team in Action

  This lesson introduces work group theory. You will learn about the stages of team development, understand why change is so important for your project, and find out why people are reluctant to change. You will learn how to overcome resistance to change and empower your project team.

  Organization and Motivation

  This final lesson focuses on fundamental organizational concepts. You will discover the purpose of an organization chart and learn why a matrix organization is a common project management organizational structure. You will understand key coordinating principles such as authority, responsibility, accountability, and power.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Master Earned Value Performance Measurement, Gantt Charts, Network Scheduling, Work Breakdown Structure, and Cost-Volume Analysis
  • Become proficient at recruiting project team members and empowering them to succeed
  • Understand the stages of team development
  • Gain skills in developing and motivating team leaders
  • Learn how to understand and relate to an organizational culture and the differing characteristics of its work groups
  • Learn about project software, statistics, change management, processes, and estimating

  How you will benefit

  • Increase your value to your employer by discovering and mastering essential quantitative and qualitative project management applications
  • Gain valuable experience with project planning, control and data analysis tools which will give you confidence in your ability to successfully manage projects
  • Prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP)? and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM?) certification exams

  
  

  Tony Swaim has helped many clients, colleagues, and students reach their professional and personal goals. He has been an online instructor since 1998 and has taught at colleges and universities across the United States since 1981. His focus areas are project management, Six Sigma, and supply chain management. Tony manages a successful consulting firm, and his industry experience includes 20 years of supply chain management. He earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and holds professional certifications in six disciplines, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)® from the American Society for Quality (ASQ)®.

  Show Description

  
  

• Project Management Applications
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 9/15/2021 - 11/6/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Learn how to maximize your project's chance of success and become proficient at recruiting and empowering your project's team members.
  

  Increase your value to your employer by discovering and mastering essential quantitative and qualitative project management applications.

  A successful project begins with process definition, data collection, and the scoping of project requirements. Every project ends with a motivated project team able to accomplish objectives on time and within budget. Winning projects rely on accurate cost and time estimates, identification of the critical path, and use of tracking and control tools.

  In this course, an experienced Project Management Professional will teach you the same powerful tools and techniques that experienced project management professionals rely on every day.

  You will increase the probability of project success by mastering the tricks of the trade: Earned Value Performance Measurement, Gantt Charts, Network Scheduling, Work Breakdown Structure, and Cost-Volume Analysis.

  You will become proficient at recruiting project team members and empowering them to succeed. You will understand the stages of team development, and you will gain skills in developing and motivating team leaders. You will learn how to understand and relate to an organizational culture and the differing characteristics of its work groups.

  The course also includes essential information that will help you prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) exams offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Certification Magazine recently identified PMP certification as "the highest-paying certification" of the year.

  PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  Completion of Project Management Fundamentals (or equivalent experience).

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  This course will teach you the same powerful tools and techniques that experienced project management professionals rely on every day. You will learn how to maximize your project's chance of success and become proficient at recruiting and empowering your project's team members. This course will also help you prepare for the internationally recognized Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) exams offered by the Project Management Institute, PMI®.
  

  Basic Project Management Tools

  In your first lesson, you will learn how to use a variety of project management data collection tools including check sheets, histograms, performance charts, and process definition tools such as work breakdown structure (WBS) and flowcharts. After you master these tools, you will be able to increase your project management effectiveness by leaps and bounds.

  Estimating

  Estimating is a very important activity for every organization. It helps you calculate time and costs for your project. When you successfully use estimates, your actual cost of project work is very close to your projections. In this lesson, you will learn how to apply quantitative and qualitative estimating methods, such as historical analogy, the walk through and Delphi methods, expected value, and estimates under uncertainty.

  Earned Value

  Earned value is gaining in popularity in project management circles. Although some people view it as a new concept, they're often surprised to learn that it's been around for more than 30 years. This lesson will define earned value, describe its history, and discuss its benefits. You will learn about the overview of earned value and discover how to create a step-by-step earned value performance measurement (EVPM) system.

  Gantt Charts

  Gantt charts, along with work breakdown structure (WBS), earned value performance measurement (EVPM), and the precedence diagram method (PDM), make up the big four of project management. A Gantt chart may be the most popular tool associated with project management because it's an easy to follow timeline chart. In this lesson, you will learn about the history of Gantt charts, find out how to create one, and discover their benefits and limitations.

  Precedence Diagram Method

  Network scheduling, along with earned value, represents one of the most technical aspects of project management. If you enjoy working with charts and numbers, this lesson is right up your alley! As with earned value, the precedence diagram method (PDM) includes a fair amount of terminology and a little bit of tricky math. In this lesson, you will learn the basics of networks and see how they relate to project management.

  Project Planning and Control Tools

  In this lesson, you will take a break from using calculators and studying elaborate models. Instead, you will learn how resource planning, work flow diagrams, and storyboards can help you create and implement an effective project plan.

  Data Analysis Tools

  This lesson introduces a few more tools to help you with your projects. You will learn about the cost-volume analysis, a tool to help you optimize choices using costs, volume, and desired profits. You will also learn how to use and apply the Monte Carlo simulation, force field analysis, and the Pareto principle.

  Project Management Software

  This lesson focuses on the nature of project management software and identifying winning techniques. You will read two case studies to help you understand issues pertaining to software implementation. You will learn why some people are reluctant to use project management software and discover ways to evaluate and select a software supplier.

  Statistics and Process Improvement

  This lesson introduces the measures of location (median, mode, and mean), the normal curve, and measures of dispersion (range, mean absolute deviation, variance, and standard deviation). You will see how the Taguchi loss function is an alternative to traditional go/no-go inspection. You will also learn how to measure variation, use prevention, and apply statistical process control (SPC) to help you produce predictable and acceptable results.

  Dimensions of the Project Team

  For your project to succeed, you need a skilled project manager and committed capable project team members. This lesson will teach you how to identify the essential competencies of an effective project manager and how to establish a winning project team. You will understand what it takes to recruit, evaluate, and select project team members. And you will also learn about the concepts of a core team, extended team, and the overly important project team.

  The Project Team in Action

  This lesson introduces work group theory. You will learn about the stages of team development, understand why change is so important for your project, and find out why people are reluctant to change. You will learn how to overcome resistance to change and empower your project team.

  Organization and Motivation

  This final lesson focuses on fundamental organizational concepts. You will discover the purpose of an organization chart and learn why a matrix organization is a common project management organizational structure. You will understand key coordinating principles such as authority, responsibility, accountability, and power.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Master Earned Value Performance Measurement, Gantt Charts, Network Scheduling, Work Breakdown Structure, and Cost-Volume Analysis
  • Become proficient at recruiting project team members and empowering them to succeed
  • Understand the stages of team development
  • Gain skills in developing and motivating team leaders
  • Learn how to understand and relate to an organizational culture and the differing characteristics of its work groups
  • Learn about project software, statistics, change management, processes, and estimating

  How you will benefit

  • Increase your value to your employer by discovering and mastering essential quantitative and qualitative project management applications
  • Gain valuable experience with project planning, control and data analysis tools which will give you confidence in your ability to successfully manage projects
  • Prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP)? and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM?) certification exams

  
  

  Tony Swaim has helped many clients, colleagues, and students reach their professional and personal goals. He has been an online instructor since 1998 and has taught at colleges and universities across the United States since 1981. His focus areas are project management, Six Sigma, and supply chain management. Tony manages a successful consulting firm, and his industry experience includes 20 years of supply chain management. He earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and holds professional certifications in six disciplines, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)® from the American Society for Quality (ASQ)®.

  Show Description

  
  

• Project Management Fundamentals
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 8/18/2021 - 10/9/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Gain the skills you'll need to succeed in the fast-growing field of project management.
  

  Organizations initiate projects to create new computer applications, erect bridges and buildings, improve processes, develop new products, and reorganize company operations. Unfortunately, most organizations do not manage projects well, creating an unprecedented demand for project management practitioners.

  If you're organized, perceptive, detail-oriented, and an excellent communicator, you just might have what it takes to succeed in the fast-growing field of project management.

  In this course, an experienced Project Management Professional will help you master the essentials of project management. You will become an indispensable member of your project team by discovering and mastering the critical concepts you need to plan, implement, control and close any type of project.

  You will learn about project politics and ethics, project measurements, and project closure. You will be able to develop all sections of a project plan, you will become comfortable with the project management body of knowledge, and you will develop a variety of powerful techniques to generate project ideas.

  If you're new to project management, this course will provide you with the essential information you will need to prepare for and complete your first project. If you're an experienced project manager, this course will make you more valuable to your employer by increasing your skills and competencies.

  This course and its follow-up (Project Management Applications) also include essential information that will help you prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) exams offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Certification Magazine recently identified PMP certification as "the highest-paying certification" of the year.

  PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Applications must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  There are no prerequisites to take this course.

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  Master the essentials of project management with an experienced Project Management Professional as your guide. This course provides the concepts you need to plan, implement, control and close any type of project.
  

  Introduction to Project Management

  In your first lesson, you will learn why project management is necessary and find out how to differentiate projects from programs and tasks. When you finish with this lesson, you will understand the temporary and unique nature of projects and discover why scoping a project is a critical activity.

  Project Management Activities

  This lesson will set the stage for the remainder of the course by introducing the major project management activities that establish it as a formal field of study. You will learn how to plan and control a project and see how project tools help you work effectively and efficiently. You will see how human behavior affects your projects and also determine the role of risk management, quality assurance, purchasing, and politics.

  Project Management Resources; Project Life Cycle Phases

  The Internet is a storehouse of useful project management information. In this lesson, you will learn how to access and use project management resources that you find on the web. You will also discover how to use the four phases of the project life cycle—conceptualization and definition, planning, implementation, and completion and closure—in creating your project plan and putting it into practice.

  High-Performance Planning for Project Management

  This lesson focuses on the planning activity as a key factor in helping you succeed with project management. In any enterprise, planning should be the first activity performed. It sets the stage for the remainder of project management activities. You will learn about the importance of strategic planning as a backdrop for your project plan. You will discover the elements of planning, understand why many people are reluctant to plan, and learn how the 5 Ws and 1H can help you to create a sound project plan.

  Introduction to the Control Process

  In this lesson, you will discover the characteristics and goals of effective control systems and be able to identify the benefits of control. You will learn the prerequisites to use control, explore the different steps of the control process, and identify problems with using control. You will also discover the various types of control techniques.

  The Project Manager and the Project Team

  This lesson may be the most important one in the course: A highly functional project team and an excellent project manager are critical success factors for any project. You will learn about a project manager's roles and responsibilities as well as their required skills and competencies. To support your project manager, you will discover the characteristics of a team, see how a team comes together, and find out how to use effective team building activities.

  Deliverables, Stakeholders, and Idea Generation

  This lesson explores two different sides of the same coin (deliverables and stakeholders). You will develop an understanding of methods that will help you generate excellent ideas to provide project solutions that satisfy expectations. You will learn how deliverables are prone to change and see how quality function deployment (QFD) identifies and satisfies stakeholder requirements. You will understand how brainstorming, brainwriting, the nominal group technique, and affinity diagrams lead to excellent project management ideas.

  Ethics, Organizational Politics, and Conflict Management

  As a project manager, you need to practice a high level of business ethics and also be aware of organizational politics. Also, you must be aware of conflict situations and act to manage conflict at the right time and in the right way. This lesson provides an overview of ethics, describe how ethics can be practically applied, and specify how to establish an ethical tone in your organization. You will learn the nature of organizational politics, understand the nature of conflict, and find out why some project teams experience more conflict than others.

  The Project Plan

  In this lesson, everything discussed so far will come together as a project plan. The project plan that will be presented has 14 sections. Your project plan will begin with the foundational elements (project strategy, executive summary, statement of work, work breakdown structure, and project schedules), continue through supporting elements (human resource plans, procurement plans, interface plans, and configuration management plans), and conclude with controlling elements (work control plans, quality control plans, cost control plans, risk management plans, and reporting plans).

  Implementing Your Project Plan

  This lesson will expand upon the fundamental elements discussed earlier. First, you will learn about some areas that can jumpstart your project into action, including key factors for a successful project like using a pilot and holding a project kickoff meeting. You will also learn about the interpersonal aspects of project execution, like creating team rules, using effective communication, and solving problems.

  Controlling Your Project

  Project control is the most important activity for your project. In this lesson, you will learn the importance of project control, project performance measurements, and project reporting. You will discover why Earned Value is an outstanding method to control project cost and performance. You will also find out how a periodic project audit can keep your project on track.

  Closing Your Project

  The final lesson focuses on what happens at the end of a project. To increase your understanding about this topic, you will review and apply all the necessary activities that you must follow to effectively close your project. You will work through the steps of project closure and then identify potential reasons why your project may not be successful.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Learn about project politics and ethics, project measurements, and project closure
  • Gain the knowledge to develop all sections of a project plan
  • Become comfortable with the project management body of knowledge
  • Develop a variety of powerful techniques to generate project ideas
  • Master the concepts you need to plan, implement, control and close any type of project

  How you will benefit

  • Learn the essential information you need to prepare for and complete your projects
  • Become more valuable to your employer by increasing your skills and competencies
  • Begin prepping for the Project Management Professional (PMP)? and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM?) exams offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)?
  • Increase your career opportunities and income potential

  
  

  Tony Swaim has helped many clients, colleagues, and students reach their professional and personal goals. He has been an online instructor since 1998 and has taught at colleges and universities across the United States since 1981. His focus areas are project management, Six Sigma, and supply chain management. Tony manages a successful consulting firm, and his industry experience includes 20 years of supply chain management. He earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and holds professional certifications in six disciplines, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)® from the American Society for Quality (ASQ)®.

  Show Description

  
  

• Project Management Fundamentals
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 9/15/2021 - 11/6/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Gain the skills you'll need to succeed in the fast-growing field of project management.
  

  Organizations initiate projects to create new computer applications, erect bridges and buildings, improve processes, develop new products, and reorganize company operations. Unfortunately, most organizations do not manage projects well, creating an unprecedented demand for project management practitioners.

  If you're organized, perceptive, detail-oriented, and an excellent communicator, you just might have what it takes to succeed in the fast-growing field of project management.

  In this course, an experienced Project Management Professional will help you master the essentials of project management. You will become an indispensable member of your project team by discovering and mastering the critical concepts you need to plan, implement, control and close any type of project.

  You will learn about project politics and ethics, project measurements, and project closure. You will be able to develop all sections of a project plan, you will become comfortable with the project management body of knowledge, and you will develop a variety of powerful techniques to generate project ideas.

  If you're new to project management, this course will provide you with the essential information you will need to prepare for and complete your first project. If you're an experienced project manager, this course will make you more valuable to your employer by increasing your skills and competencies.

  This course and its follow-up (Project Management Applications) also include essential information that will help you prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) exams offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Certification Magazine recently identified PMP certification as "the highest-paying certification" of the year.

  PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Applications must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  There are no prerequisites to take this course.

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  Master the essentials of project management with an experienced Project Management Professional as your guide. This course provides the concepts you need to plan, implement, control and close any type of project.
  

  Introduction to Project Management

  In your first lesson, you will learn why project management is necessary and find out how to differentiate projects from programs and tasks. When you finish with this lesson, you will understand the temporary and unique nature of projects and discover why scoping a project is a critical activity.

  Project Management Activities

  This lesson will set the stage for the remainder of the course by introducing the major project management activities that establish it as a formal field of study. You will learn how to plan and control a project and see how project tools help you work effectively and efficiently. You will see how human behavior affects your projects and also determine the role of risk management, quality assurance, purchasing, and politics.

  Project Management Resources; Project Life Cycle Phases

  The Internet is a storehouse of useful project management information. In this lesson, you will learn how to access and use project management resources that you find on the web. You will also discover how to use the four phases of the project life cycle—conceptualization and definition, planning, implementation, and completion and closure—in creating your project plan and putting it into practice.

  High-Performance Planning for Project Management

  This lesson focuses on the planning activity as a key factor in helping you succeed with project management. In any enterprise, planning should be the first activity performed. It sets the stage for the remainder of project management activities. You will learn about the importance of strategic planning as a backdrop for your project plan. You will discover the elements of planning, understand why many people are reluctant to plan, and learn how the 5 Ws and 1H can help you to create a sound project plan.

  Introduction to the Control Process

  In this lesson, you will discover the characteristics and goals of effective control systems and be able to identify the benefits of control. You will learn the prerequisites to use control, explore the different steps of the control process, and identify problems with using control. You will also discover the various types of control techniques.

  The Project Manager and the Project Team

  This lesson may be the most important one in the course: A highly functional project team and an excellent project manager are critical success factors for any project. You will learn about a project manager's roles and responsibilities as well as their required skills and competencies. To support your project manager, you will discover the characteristics of a team, see how a team comes together, and find out how to use effective team building activities.

  Deliverables, Stakeholders, and Idea Generation

  This lesson explores two different sides of the same coin (deliverables and stakeholders). You will develop an understanding of methods that will help you generate excellent ideas to provide project solutions that satisfy expectations. You will learn how deliverables are prone to change and see how quality function deployment (QFD) identifies and satisfies stakeholder requirements. You will understand how brainstorming, brainwriting, the nominal group technique, and affinity diagrams lead to excellent project management ideas.

  Ethics, Organizational Politics, and Conflict Management

  As a project manager, you need to practice a high level of business ethics and also be aware of organizational politics. Also, you must be aware of conflict situations and act to manage conflict at the right time and in the right way. This lesson provides an overview of ethics, describe how ethics can be practically applied, and specify how to establish an ethical tone in your organization. You will learn the nature of organizational politics, understand the nature of conflict, and find out why some project teams experience more conflict than others.

  The Project Plan

  In this lesson, everything discussed so far will come together as a project plan. The project plan that will be presented has 14 sections. Your project plan will begin with the foundational elements (project strategy, executive summary, statement of work, work breakdown structure, and project schedules), continue through supporting elements (human resource plans, procurement plans, interface plans, and configuration management plans), and conclude with controlling elements (work control plans, quality control plans, cost control plans, risk management plans, and reporting plans).

  Implementing Your Project Plan

  This lesson will expand upon the fundamental elements discussed earlier. First, you will learn about some areas that can jumpstart your project into action, including key factors for a successful project like using a pilot and holding a project kickoff meeting. You will also learn about the interpersonal aspects of project execution, like creating team rules, using effective communication, and solving problems.

  Controlling Your Project

  Project control is the most important activity for your project. In this lesson, you will learn the importance of project control, project performance measurements, and project reporting. You will discover why Earned Value is an outstanding method to control project cost and performance. You will also find out how a periodic project audit can keep your project on track.

  Closing Your Project

  The final lesson focuses on what happens at the end of a project. To increase your understanding about this topic, you will review and apply all the necessary activities that you must follow to effectively close your project. You will work through the steps of project closure and then identify potential reasons why your project may not be successful.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Learn about project politics and ethics, project measurements, and project closure
  • Gain the knowledge to develop all sections of a project plan
  • Become comfortable with the project management body of knowledge
  • Develop a variety of powerful techniques to generate project ideas
  • Master the concepts you need to plan, implement, control and close any type of project

  How you will benefit

  • Learn the essential information you need to prepare for and complete your projects
  • Become more valuable to your employer by increasing your skills and competencies
  • Begin prepping for the Project Management Professional (PMP)? and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM?) exams offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)?
  • Increase your career opportunities and income potential

  
  

  Tony Swaim has helped many clients, colleagues, and students reach their professional and personal goals. He has been an online instructor since 1998 and has taught at colleges and universities across the United States since 1981. His focus areas are project management, Six Sigma, and supply chain management. Tony manages a successful consulting firm, and his industry experience includes 20 years of supply chain management. He earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and holds professional certifications in six disciplines, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)® from the American Society for Quality (ASQ)®.

  Show Description

  
  

• Project Management Fundamentals II
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 8/18/2021 - 10/9/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Learn the essential skills that every project manager needs to successfully plan and manage projects.
  

  Are you a part-time or accidental project manager? Part-time project managers have projects assigned to them in addition to their daily responsibilities. Accidental project managers find themselves leading projects without formal training in the discipline. Some people choose project management as a career, and many others find project management just another part of your area of responsibilities. For you, project management is a skill set, not a career.

  If you have been assigned projects and need a quick jump start to get going, then this is the course for you. You will learn the 10 essential skills you need to survive and thrive. Topics include understanding the business need and the related project outcomes, setting project boundaries so you know what's included and what's not, getting to know your project stakeholders and their needs so you can set and meet their expectations, and how to plan projects and create a schedule.

  It's not enough to just manage a project, you also have to control it, so things don't get out of hand. Eventually, the project will come to an end, so you will need to know what project closing looks like. You will want to turn the project over to your customer, so you can close down the project and move on to your next big adventure.

  Throughout the course, you will find examples of real projects and how each of these essential skills applies in the real world. Project management skills are essential life skills with many practical applications and all industries. Project management and leadership are consistently the top two skill sets current and future employers look for, so this is also essential for your professional development.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  Project Management Fundamentals (or equivalent)

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  If you're overwhelmed with projects and need a quick jump start to get going, then this is the course for you. You will learn the essential skills you need to survive and thrive, including understanding project outcomes, setting project boundaries, getting to know your project stakeholders, creating a schedule, and managing a project's execution from start to finish.
  

  Introduction to Project Management

  When people talk about project management, what exactly do they mean? Project management is a proven framework to plan and manage new initiatives that are called projects. Projects are handled differently than other work because they create something new that hasn't been done exactly like this before. There are many project management tools, methods, skills, and techniques that anyone who finds themselves leading a project can use. In this lesson, you'll learn the basic concepts and terminology of project management and see how project management skills can help you in your job no matter what your official title is.

  Challenges of Part-Time Project Managers

  Not all who are put in charge of projects are project managers. Projects are everywhere, and you may be chosen to lead the next project. For you, this is only one of several hats you wear, and that can be challenging. How can you balance it all and be successful? In this lesson, you'll take a closer look at the challenges of being a project manager and then learn some strategies you can use to ensure your success.

  Define Your Project

  The most critical step in every project is understanding why the project was initiated in the first place. Do you understand the problem you're supposed to fix? Do you have a clear understanding of the project boundaries? Answering these questions will form the basis of project scope definition. Without good definition, your project has little chance of success. In this lesson, you'll learn how to define the three essential components of a project's scope: boundaries, requirements, and deliverables.

  Plan Your Project

  After you've defined your project's scope, it's time to start planning. Your project plan states how you intend to complete the project. You'll need to identify all the project tasks and sequence them so that you and your team can complete the work within a set time frame. You'll need to know the project priorities according to your stakeholders, and you'll develop a detailed schedule based on those priorities. This lesson will give you some strategies and tools for identifying your key stakeholders, documenting your project's activities, and putting together a schedule to complete those activities.

  Anticipate Problems

  Every project creates something new, and that means there's an unknown element that could result in problems. It's the project manager's responsibility to anticipate what could go wrong and develop appropriate plans to handle situations that come up. This lesson will walk you through the risk identification process and introduce techniques for listing and documenting project risks in a risk registry.

  Communicate With Stakeholders

  Good communications are the glue that binds all the project work and stakeholders together. People need information, and it's your responsibility to make sure the right people get the right message at the right time. That kind of goal requires a good communication strategy and plan. In this lesson, you'll learn how to create a communication plan by figuring out the who, what, and how of your project communications.

  Manage Your Time

  It seems like there's always more work to do than hours in the day. Time management and organizational skills improve your ability to tackle your "to-do" list in the most efficient way possible. After all, if you can't manage your own work, you'll definitely struggle managing the work of others in your projects. In this lesson, you'll learn how setting goals and prioritizing help you maximize your effectiveness.

  Manage the Work

  After you've planned your project, it's time to actually do the work. Your responsibilities during project execution are to make sure tasks are completed according to the schedule, update the project plan as needed, handle any issues that come up, and communicate project status to your stakeholders. While doing these things, you'll work to establish yourself as an effective team leader. In this lesson, you'll learn how to manage the work of the project from the kick-off meeting all the way through to completion.

  Control the Work

  Every project starts with a plan, but as you know, plans don't always work out. How can you evaluate what's actually happening during project execution compared to the plan? That's where controls come in. In this lesson, you'll learn about common project controls and how to use them to identify variances between your project plan and current project performance.

  Know When You're Done

  It may sound like a strange question, but how do you know when the work of the project is really done? The answer often depends on who you ask. As long as there are multiple understandings of this concept, you are at risk. This lesson introduces how to quantify project completeness and the practical aspects of closing a project.

  Transition the Project

  Once the project deliverables are done, it's time to transition them to their final owner. The final owner may be an external customer or an internal department, such as Operations or IT. Your goal is to facilitate a seamless transition from the temporary nature of the project to the team or department who will be responsible for it in the long term. In this lesson, you'll find out how to create a transition plan and ensure that your project deliverables can be used or implemented by their final owner with minimal disruption.

  Documenting Lessons Learned

  Projects are initiated to create something new: a product, a service, or a new capability that didn't exist before. But the project's deliverable is not the only thing that's new: You're also creating new knowledge and gaining new experiences that may be positive or negative. In this lesson, you will learn how to identify important learning experiences from your project so that they can benefit you, your team, and your company.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Learn the 10 essential project management skills you need to survive and thrive
  • Understand the business need and the related project outcomes
  • Learn how to set project boundaries
  • Examine how to get to know your project stakeholders and their needs
  • Learn how to plan projects and create a schedule
  • Learn how to anticipate and handle problems as they arise
  • Understand what a project closing looks like

  How you will benefit

  • Gain project management skills essential to your professional development
  • Learn how to survive and thrive in a project management role, whether you chose it or it was thrust upon you
  • Get real world examples that are essential to your future success as a project manager

  
  

  Nikki Choyce, PMP has been involved in the project management field for almost 20 years and has worked as a consultant and trainer for much of that time. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and very active in the project management community. She has worked in a variety of industries, including Information Technology, Insurance, Manufacturing, Marketing, Aerospace, Construction, and Telecommunications. She has worked with Microsoft Project for over 10 years.

  Show Description

  
  

• Project Management Fundamentals II
• Fee: $115.00
  Dates: 9/15/2021 - 11/6/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Learn the essential skills that every project manager needs to successfully plan and manage projects.
  

  Are you a part-time or accidental project manager? Part-time project managers have projects assigned to them in addition to their daily responsibilities. Accidental project managers find themselves leading projects without formal training in the discipline. Some people choose project management as a career, and many others find project management just another part of your area of responsibilities. For you, project management is a skill set, not a career.

  If you have been assigned projects and need a quick jump start to get going, then this is the course for you. You will learn the 10 essential skills you need to survive and thrive. Topics include understanding the business need and the related project outcomes, setting project boundaries so you know what's included and what's not, getting to know your project stakeholders and their needs so you can set and meet their expectations, and how to plan projects and create a schedule.

  It's not enough to just manage a project, you also have to control it, so things don't get out of hand. Eventually, the project will come to an end, so you will need to know what project closing looks like. You will want to turn the project over to your customer, so you can close down the project and move on to your next big adventure.

  Throughout the course, you will find examples of real projects and how each of these essential skills applies in the real world. Project management skills are essential life skills with many practical applications and all industries. Project management and leadership are consistently the top two skill sets current and future employers look for, so this is also essential for your professional development.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  Project Management Fundamentals (or equivalent)

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

  
  If you're overwhelmed with projects and need a quick jump start to get going, then this is the course for you. You will learn the essential skills you need to survive and thrive, including understanding project outcomes, setting project boundaries, getting to know your project stakeholders, creating a schedule, and managing a project's execution from start to finish.
  

  Introduction to Project Management

  When people talk about project management, what exactly do they mean? Project management is a proven framework to plan and manage new initiatives that are called projects. Projects are handled differently than other work because they create something new that hasn't been done exactly like this before. There are many project management tools, methods, skills, and techniques that anyone who finds themselves leading a project can use. In this lesson, you'll learn the basic concepts and terminology of project management and see how project management skills can help you in your job no matter what your official title is.

  Challenges of Part-Time Project Managers

  Not all who are put in charge of projects are project managers. Projects are everywhere, and you may be chosen to lead the next project. For you, this is only one of several hats you wear, and that can be challenging. How can you balance it all and be successful? In this lesson, you'll take a closer look at the challenges of being a project manager and then learn some strategies you can use to ensure your success.

  Define Your Project

  The most critical step in every project is understanding why the project was initiated in the first place. Do you understand the problem you're supposed to fix? Do you have a clear understanding of the project boundaries? Answering these questions will form the basis of project scope definition. Without good definition, your project has little chance of success. In this lesson, you'll learn how to define the three essential components of a project's scope: boundaries, requirements, and deliverables.

  Plan Your Project

  After you've defined your project's scope, it's time to start planning. Your project plan states how you intend to complete the project. You'll need to identify all the project tasks and sequence them so that you and your team can complete the work within a set time frame. You'll need to know the project priorities according to your stakeholders, and you'll develop a detailed schedule based on those priorities. This lesson will give you some strategies and tools for identifying your key stakeholders, documenting your project's activities, and putting together a schedule to complete those activities.

  Anticipate Problems

  Every project creates something new, and that means there's an unknown element that could result in problems. It's the project manager's responsibility to anticipate what could go wrong and develop appropriate plans to handle situations that come up. This lesson will walk you through the risk identification process and introduce techniques for listing and documenting project risks in a risk registry.

  Communicate With Stakeholders

  Good communications are the glue that binds all the project work and stakeholders together. People need information, and it's your responsibility to make sure the right people get the right message at the right time. That kind of goal requires a good communication strategy and plan. In this lesson, you'll learn how to create a communication plan by figuring out the who, what, and how of your project communications.

  Manage Your Time

  It seems like there's always more work to do than hours in the day. Time management and organizational skills improve your ability to tackle your "to-do" list in the most efficient way possible. After all, if you can't manage your own work, you'll definitely struggle managing the work of others in your projects. In this lesson, you'll learn how setting goals and prioritizing help you maximize your effectiveness.

  Manage the Work

  After you've planned your project, it's time to actually do the work. Your responsibilities during project execution are to make sure tasks are completed according to the schedule, update the project plan as needed, handle any issues that come up, and communicate project status to your stakeholders. While doing these things, you'll work to establish yourself as an effective team leader. In this lesson, you'll learn how to manage the work of the project from the kick-off meeting all the way through to completion.

  Control the Work

  Every project starts with a plan, but as you know, plans don't always work out. How can you evaluate what's actually happening during project execution compared to the plan? That's where controls come in. In this lesson, you'll learn about common project controls and how to use them to identify variances between your project plan and current project performance.

  Know When You're Done

  It may sound like a strange question, but how do you know when the work of the project is really done? The answer often depends on who you ask. As long as there are multiple understandings of this concept, you are at risk. This lesson introduces how to quantify project completeness and the practical aspects of closing a project.

  Transition the Project

  Once the project deliverables are done, it's time to transition them to their final owner. The final owner may be an external customer or an internal department, such as Operations or IT. Your goal is to facilitate a seamless transition from the temporary nature of the project to the team or department who will be responsible for it in the long term. In this lesson, you'll find out how to create a transition plan and ensure that your project deliverables can be used or implemented by their final owner with minimal disruption.

  Documenting Lessons Learned

  Projects are initiated to create something new: a product, a service, or a new capability that didn't exist before. But the project's deliverable is not the only thing that's new: You're also creating new knowledge and gaining new experiences that may be positive or negative. In this lesson, you will learn how to identify important learning experiences from your project so that they can benefit you, your team, and your company.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Learn the 10 essential project management skills you need to survive and thrive
  • Understand the business need and the related project outcomes
  • Learn how to set project boundaries
  • Examine how to get to know your project stakeholders and their needs
  • Learn how to plan projects and create a schedule
  • Learn how to anticipate and handle problems as they arise
  • Understand what a project closing looks like

  How you will benefit

  • Gain project management skills essential to your professional development
  • Learn how to survive and thrive in a project management role, whether you chose it or it was thrust upon you
  • Get real world examples that are essential to your future success as a project manager

  
  

  Nikki Choyce, PMP has been involved in the project management field for almost 20 years and has worked as a consultant and trainer for much of that time. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and very active in the project management community. She has worked in a variety of industries, including Information Technology, Insurance, Manufacturing, Marketing, Aerospace, Construction, and Telecommunications. She has worked with Microsoft Project for over 10 years.

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• Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep I
• Fee: $105.00
  Dates: 8/18/2021 - 10/9/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Begin a well-paying career as a project manager by preparing to take—and pass—the PMP® certification exam.
  

  Learn how to prepare for the Project Management Institute's (PMI)® prestigious Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification exam. Master the first seven chapters of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 6th edition, the essential resource for the PMP® certification exam. Find out about the 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas, five Process Groups, and 47 project management processes. Raise your project management IQ by discovering tips and techniques related to the questions you'll encounter on the PMP® exam. Use proven learning strategies to help absorb key terminology, concepts, and formulas.

  Project Management Institute (PMI) recently updated the PMBOK Guide with changes to the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam which took effect March 26, 2018. This course has been recently updated to align with the PMBOK Guide – Sixth Edition and the current version of the PMP exam.

  PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  There are no prerequisites to take this course.

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are not included in enrollment. Please purchase the latest version of your materials prior to the start of your session.

  • A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®, Guide)
  • PMP Exam Content Outline (Free from PMI's Website)
  • Agile Practice Guide (Kindle version recommended)

  
  Prepare for the Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. This course will help you master the content in the first seven chapters of the PMBOK Guide and discover tips and techniques related to questions you with experience on the actual PMP exam.
  

  PMI, the PMBOK® Guide, and PMP® Certification

  In this lesson, you will explore PMI and the PMBOK® Guide. You will also learn about the PMP® Certification and requirements for the exam.

  Definitions, Life Cycles, and Business Documentation

  This lesson covers some key concepts: Project Management definitions, project life cycles, and business documentation.

  The Project Environment

  Understand how the environment influences projects.

  Project Management Process Groups

  Learn how the five process groups relate to the project management processes and project management knowledge areas.

  Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities

  Understand the project manager role and its responsibilities.

  Project Manager Competencies

  Discover how interpersonal skills work together with your project management knowledge.

  Project Integration Management

  Begin your investigation of the first of the ten project management knowledge areas. Learn about the first two Integration processes and the creation of two essential project management documents: the project charter and the project management plan.

  Plan Scope Management, Collect Requirements, and Define Scope

  Learn how to develop a scope management plan, collect requirements and define the specific scope of your project.

  Create WBS, Validate Scope, and Control Scope

  Discover the importance of creating a WBS, validating a project's scope, and controlling the scope.

  Plan Schedule Management and Define Activities

  Create a schedule management plan and define activities.

  Sequence Activities and Estimate Activity Durations

  See how estimating duration and sequencing activities work together to set the stage for project schedule development.

  Develop Schedule and Control Schedule

  This lesson will cover the last two sections of the PMBOK® Guide Chapter 6: Develop Schedule and Control Schedule.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Build skills for the final PMP? exam through a series of helpful pre-tests
  • Learn the secrets to studying the PMBOK? guide
  • Develop an understanding of the phases and structures of any management project
  • Define the sequence of activities and process interactions involved in your project
  • Learn to estimate resources, identify requirements, and predict outcomes and durations

  How you will benefit

  • Learn a variety of project management methods that will positively impact your career
  • Gain confidence in your ability to prepare for and pass the PMP? on your first attempt
  • Acquire interpersonal and management skills that will enhance your employment options

  
  

  Tony Swaim has helped many clients, colleagues, and students reach their professional and personal goals. He has been an online instructor since 1998 and has taught at colleges and universities across the United States since 1981. His focus areas are project management, Six Sigma, and supply chain management. Tony manages a successful consulting firm, and his industry experience includes 20 years of supply chain management. He earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and holds professional certifications in six disciplines, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)® from the American Society for Quality (ASQ)®.

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• Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep I
• Fee: $105.00
  Dates: 9/15/2021 - 11/6/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Begin a well-paying career as a project manager by preparing to take—and pass—the PMP® certification exam.
  

  Learn how to prepare for the Project Management Institute's (PMI)® prestigious Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification exam. Master the first seven chapters of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 6th edition, the essential resource for the PMP® certification exam. Find out about the 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas, five Process Groups, and 47 project management processes. Raise your project management IQ by discovering tips and techniques related to the questions you'll encounter on the PMP® exam. Use proven learning strategies to help absorb key terminology, concepts, and formulas.

  Project Management Institute (PMI) recently updated the PMBOK Guide with changes to the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam which took effect March 26, 2018. This course has been recently updated to align with the PMBOK Guide – Sixth Edition and the current version of the PMP exam.

  PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  There are no prerequisites to take this course.

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are not included in enrollment. Please purchase the latest version of your materials prior to the start of your session.

  • A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®, Guide)
  • PMP Exam Content Outline (Free from PMI's Website)
  • Agile Practice Guide (Kindle version recommended)

  
  Prepare for the Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. This course will help you master the content in the first seven chapters of the PMBOK Guide and discover tips and techniques related to questions you with experience on the actual PMP exam.
  

  PMI, the PMBOK® Guide, and PMP® Certification

  In this lesson, you will explore PMI and the PMBOK® Guide. You will also learn about the PMP® Certification and requirements for the exam.

  Definitions, Life Cycles, and Business Documentation

  This lesson covers some key concepts: Project Management definitions, project life cycles, and business documentation.

  The Project Environment

  Understand how the environment influences projects.

  Project Management Process Groups

  Learn how the five process groups relate to the project management processes and project management knowledge areas.

  Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities

  Understand the project manager role and its responsibilities.

  Project Manager Competencies

  Discover how interpersonal skills work together with your project management knowledge.

  Project Integration Management

  Begin your investigation of the first of the ten project management knowledge areas. Learn about the first two Integration processes and the creation of two essential project management documents: the project charter and the project management plan.

  Plan Scope Management, Collect Requirements, and Define Scope

  Learn how to develop a scope management plan, collect requirements and define the specific scope of your project.

  Create WBS, Validate Scope, and Control Scope

  Discover the importance of creating a WBS, validating a project's scope, and controlling the scope.

  Plan Schedule Management and Define Activities

  Create a schedule management plan and define activities.

  Sequence Activities and Estimate Activity Durations

  See how estimating duration and sequencing activities work together to set the stage for project schedule development.

  Develop Schedule and Control Schedule

  This lesson will cover the last two sections of the PMBOK® Guide Chapter 6: Develop Schedule and Control Schedule.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • Build skills for the final PMP? exam through a series of helpful pre-tests
  • Learn the secrets to studying the PMBOK? guide
  • Develop an understanding of the phases and structures of any management project
  • Define the sequence of activities and process interactions involved in your project
  • Learn to estimate resources, identify requirements, and predict outcomes and durations

  How you will benefit

  • Learn a variety of project management methods that will positively impact your career
  • Gain confidence in your ability to prepare for and pass the PMP? on your first attempt
  • Acquire interpersonal and management skills that will enhance your employment options

  
  

  Tony Swaim has helped many clients, colleagues, and students reach their professional and personal goals. He has been an online instructor since 1998 and has taught at colleges and universities across the United States since 1981. His focus areas are project management, Six Sigma, and supply chain management. Tony manages a successful consulting firm, and his industry experience includes 20 years of supply chain management. He earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and holds professional certifications in six disciplines, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)® from the American Society for Quality (ASQ)®.

  Show Description

  
  

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep II
• Fee: $105.00
  Dates: 8/18/2021 - 10/9/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Prepare to take and pass the Project Management Institute's PMP® certification exam. You will master chapters seven through 13 of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 6th edition, the most essential resource for the PMP® certification exam. Use proven learning strategies to help absorb key terminology, concepts, and formulas.
  

  Raise your project management IQ by discovering tips and techniques related to the questions you will encounter on the PMP® exam. Use proven learning techniques to help you absorb key terminology, concepts, and formulas.

  In this course, the second part of the two-part certification preparation series, you will learn more about the PMBOK® Guide, including relationships between inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs. This course will teach you all about the 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas, five Process Groups, and 47 project management processes.

  You will also gain a strong understanding of such topics as earned value management, risk management, simulation, sensitivity analysis, and make-or-buy analysis. In addition to learning about the PMBOK®, Guide, you will gain insight into PMI®'s code of professional responsibility and discover powerful techniques you can use to continue preparing for the PMP® exam after this course is over.

  PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  Completion of Tony Swaim's PMP® Certification Prep 1 online course (or equivalent experience).

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are not included in enrollment. Please purchase the latest version of your materials prior to the start of your session. Please note, study guide pages referenced in the course lesson may vary by edition.

  • A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®, Guide).
  • PMP Exam Content Outline (Free from PMI's Website).
  • Agile Practice Guide (Kindle version recommended).

  Project Management Institute (PMI) recently updated the PMBOK Guide with changes to the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, which took effect March 26, 2018. This course has been updated to align with the PMBOK Guide – Sixth Edition and the current version of the PMP exam.

  
  Continue preparing for the Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. This course will help you learn more about the PMBOK Guide as you gain insight into PMI's code of professional responsibility and discover powerful techniques that will help you pass.
  

  Project Cost Management I

  In this lesson, you will get an overview of Project Cost Management, and see how cost estimating helps you define how much money you'll spend for your project.

  Project Cost Management II

  Discover the essence of cost budgeting and cost control to keep your project moving in the right direction.

  Project Quality Management I

  Gain insights into the role of quality in your projects by examining benchmarking, flowcharts, design of experiments, and the cost of quality.

  Project Quality Management II

  Understand how the Manage Quality and Control Quality processes fit into a quality management system and be able to identify the tools and techniques associated with each.

  Human Resources Management

  Plan and manage resources for your project effectively.

  Communications Management

  Learn how to integrate three project communications management processes to achieve effective project communications.

  Project Risk Management I

  Discover how to manage project risk through planning, identifying, and assessing risk conditions.

  Project Risk Management II

  Develop and implement risk responses to high priority risks and monitor project in anticipation of new risks.

  Procurement Management

  Learn how to apply key procurement concepts, including make-or-buy analysis, supplier sourcing, and contract administration.

  Project Stakeholder Management

  Discover how to plan and implement a stakeholder engagement plan to meet the expectations of your project stakeholders.

  Integration Management

  Master the integration processes to manage, control, and close project phases and the project.

  Ethics and Professional Conduct

  Gain insights into the elements of professional responsibility, including ethics, politics, and continual personal improvement.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • The 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas, 5 Process Groups, and 47 project management processes.
  • The relationships between inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs.
  • Key terminology, concepts, and formulas.
  • How to define and describe earned value management, risk management, simulation, sensitivity analysis, and make-or-buy analysis.
  • All about the code of professional responsibility.
  • Tips and techniques related to the questions on the PMP? exam.

  How you will benefit

  • Build on your knowledge gained in our PMP? Certification Prep I online course.
  • Prepare to take and pass the Project Management Institute's PMP? certification exam.
  • Build your resume and stay a step ahead of the competition.

  
  

  Tony Swaim has helped many clients, colleagues, and students reach their professional and personal goals. He has been an online instructor since 1998 and has taught at colleges and universities across the United States since 1981. His focus areas are project management, Six Sigma, and supply chain management. Tony manages a successful consulting firm, and his industry experience includes 20 years of supply chain management. He earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and holds professional certifications in six disciplines, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)® from the American Society for Quality (ASQ)®.

  Show Description

  
  

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Prep II
• Fee: $105.00
  Dates: 9/15/2021 - 11/6/2021

  REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.
  

  Prepare to take and pass the Project Management Institute's PMP® certification exam. You will master chapters seven through 13 of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 6th edition, the most essential resource for the PMP® certification exam. Use proven learning strategies to help absorb key terminology, concepts, and formulas.
  

  Raise your project management IQ by discovering tips and techniques related to the questions you will encounter on the PMP® exam. Use proven learning techniques to help you absorb key terminology, concepts, and formulas.

  In this course, the second part of the two-part certification preparation series, you will learn more about the PMBOK® Guide, including relationships between inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs. This course will teach you all about the 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas, five Process Groups, and 47 project management processes.

  You will also gain a strong understanding of such topics as earned value management, risk management, simulation, sensitivity analysis, and make-or-buy analysis. In addition to learning about the PMBOK®, Guide, you will gain insight into PMI®'s code of professional responsibility and discover powerful techniques you can use to continue preparing for the PMP® exam after this course is over.

  PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

  
  

  Requirements:

  Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

  Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

  Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

  Prerequisites:

  Completion of Tony Swaim's PMP® Certification Prep 1 online course (or equivalent experience).

  Instructional Material Requirements:

  The instructional materials required for this course are not included in enrollment. Please purchase the latest version of your materials prior to the start of your session. Please note, study guide pages referenced in the course lesson may vary by edition.

  • A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®, Guide).
  • PMP Exam Content Outline (Free from PMI's Website).
  • Agile Practice Guide (Kindle version recommended).

  Project Management Institute (PMI) recently updated the PMBOK Guide with changes to the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, which took effect March 26, 2018. This course has been updated to align with the PMBOK Guide – Sixth Edition and the current version of the PMP exam.

  
  Continue preparing for the Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. This course will help you learn more about the PMBOK Guide as you gain insight into PMI's code of professional responsibility and discover powerful techniques that will help you pass.
  

  Project Cost Management I

  In this lesson, you will get an overview of Project Cost Management, and see how cost estimating helps you define how much money you'll spend for your project.

  Project Cost Management II

  Discover the essence of cost budgeting and cost control to keep your project moving in the right direction.

  Project Quality Management I

  Gain insights into the role of quality in your projects by examining benchmarking, flowcharts, design of experiments, and the cost of quality.

  Project Quality Management II

  Understand how the Manage Quality and Control Quality processes fit into a quality management system and be able to identify the tools and techniques associated with each.

  Human Resources Management

  Plan and manage resources for your project effectively.

  Communications Management

  Learn how to integrate three project communications management processes to achieve effective project communications.

  Project Risk Management I

  Discover how to manage project risk through planning, identifying, and assessing risk conditions.

  Project Risk Management II

  Develop and implement risk responses to high priority risks and monitor project in anticipation of new risks.

  Procurement Management

  Learn how to apply key procurement concepts, including make-or-buy analysis, supplier sourcing, and contract administration.

  Project Stakeholder Management

  Discover how to plan and implement a stakeholder engagement plan to meet the expectations of your project stakeholders.

  Integration Management

  Master the integration processes to manage, control, and close project phases and the project.

  Ethics and Professional Conduct

  Gain insights into the elements of professional responsibility, including ethics, politics, and continual personal improvement.

  
  

  What you will learn

  • The 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas, 5 Process Groups, and 47 project management processes.
  • The relationships between inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs.
  • Key terminology, concepts, and formulas.
  • How to define and describe earned value management, risk management, simulation, sensitivity analysis, and make-or-buy analysis.
  • All about the code of professional responsibility.
  • Tips and techniques related to the questions on the PMP? exam.

  How you will benefit

  • Build on your knowledge gained in our PMP? Certification Prep I online course.
  • Prepare to take and pass the Project Management Institute's PMP? certification exam.
  • Build your resume and stay a step ahead of the competition.

  
  

  Tony Swaim has helped many clients, colleagues, and students reach their professional and personal goals. He has been an online instructor since 1998 and has taught at colleges and universities across the United States since 1981. His focus areas are project management, Six Sigma, and supply chain management. Tony manages a successful consulting firm, and his industry experience includes 20 years of supply chain management. He earned a Doctorate in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and holds professional certifications in six disciplines, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)® from the American Society for Quality (ASQ)®.

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